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(L-R) Annie Murphy, Salma Hayek, Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova speak onstage during I Like to Watch LIVE. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)

Queens watching Queens watching Queens! 

Trixie and Katya, the superstar drag queens and hosts of the MOST/Netflix digital series I Like To Watch, brought live voyeurism to New York City this week. 

In a traditional episode of I Like To Watch, the queens react to popular Netflix titles with hilarious and sassy commentary–usually recorded in a television studio. 

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On Tuesday, the tea was served LIVE from the stage of The Paris Theater in New York City. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 13: (L-R) Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova speak onstage during I Like to Watch LIVE with Trixie Mattel & Katya presenting Black Mirror Season 6 episode 'Joan is Awful' at The Paris Theatre on June 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)
(Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)

The evening started with a screening of “Joan Is Awful,” the opening episode of the new Black Mirror season, starring Annie Murphy and Salma Hayek Pinault. To my delight and the delight of every gay in the audience, the actresses made a surprise appearance to chat with the drag duo before segueing to the first ever live taping of I Like To Watch.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 13: Guests attend I Like to Watch LIVE with Trixie Mattel & Katya presenting Black Mirror Season 6 episode 'Joan is Awful' at The Paris Theatre on June 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)
(Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)

Whether intentional or not, the queens in the audience watching the queens on stage watching the queens on the screen mirrored (or black mirrored?) the twisting plot of the technologically dystopian episode. Pretty sneaky, sis!

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But you’ll have to watch for yourself now that the show has launched globally on Netflix. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 13: A view of key art during I Like to Watch LIVE with Trixie Mattel & Katya presenting Black Mirror Season 6 episode 'Joan is Awful' at The Paris Theatre on June 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)
(Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)

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